Time to question Round Robin Reading and maybe ruffle a few feathers! open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...

Thanks for sharing @katewinn.bsky.social 💚

Coming up this Wednesday! Join @clarafiorentini.bsky.social and myself for a special webinar on lighthouses and literacy. Packed with creative, end-of-year ideas. Lots of inspiration to carry you through the last few weeks! literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/nG9rC...

So important that those of us who advocate for the “science of reading” make clear that we mean so much more than phonics!

All #NIH grants have now terminated here at #Harvard, including ours, which examined shared/distinct underlying neural & cognitive mechanisms between typical/atypical #arithmetic and #reading skills. Results would have been invaluable for development of #screening, diagnostic, & intervention tools.

New Substack post ‘The Science of Reading is more than just phonics’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...

This evening - May 13 @ 7 PM - join us! #edchat #edchatie #edusky #dyslexia #literacy

📣LAI Presents: A Closer Look at Dyslexia - May 13th at 7pm #edchatie Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌 Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm

So #EduSky and #EduSkyPrimary, you really want read about orthographic mapping at the weekend, don’t you? This by @readwritejen.bsky.social is the best description I have read of how this works and why it is so important. open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...

Thanks for sharing! @markgoodrich.bsky.social It’s a complicated process to describe but delighted you think I captured the essence of it!

Really looking forward to addressing some #dyslexia facts and misconceptions in this webinar. Join us! #edchatie #sor

‘Why Guessing Isn’t Reading’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...

Check out my first post ‘Planning for Infant Classes: Why English Shouldn’t Be Sliced Into Separate Pieces’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...

Trying out a new space! Please feel free to join me as I reflect on literacy research, literacy instruction and broader issues in literacy education. open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...

📣 Join myself and @alinulty.bsky.social on behalf of the LAI in exploring how art, music, drama, and poetry can enrich oral language learning in a webinar inspired by one 🤗wonderful🤗 wordless picturebook! 🎭🎨🎶🐊✨ #edchatie Please share with anyone who might be interested! ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-...

🚨NEW🚨 'What is happening with writing?' "Schools are trying to support struggling writers with ‘build-your-own’ approaches & interventions. Writing lacks good diagnostic assessment as well as interventions to address problems that emerge through such assessment." alexquigley.co.uk/what-is-happ...

This Institute of Education Sciences guide offers a 5-step process to help educators implement evidence-based practices to improve student literacy outcomes. Discover tools and resources to strengthen programs and practices at: bit.ly/3DBquVA

A very happy St Patrick’s Day to everyone ☘️ 🇮🇪

Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

Purchased this yesterday for #Irelandreads today. Happy reading 📖 🇮🇪

Looking forward to jumping into this new arrival and learning more about learning!

Very excited to participate in this literacy #TeachMeet on March 3rd (just in time for World Book Day!) Bígí linn: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📚 #edchatie

Great read ⬇️ Round robin/popcorn reading is very damaging to struggling readers. Also, the feedback given to children to support their reading is minimal. Could be doing so much more with our instructional time.

Brutal takedown of reading policy in Wales and Scotland, as Northern Ireland looks to change course with its new strategy based around phonics. @kathyrastle.bsky.social makes several important (and apparently still necessary) observations about the evidence on reading. www.itv.com/news/2025-02...

🔔 Free teacher resource 🔔 Free FAQ handout on phonemic awareness & phonics from @readwritejen.bsky.social @playfulclassroom.bsky.social literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/2jCWN...

“Orthographic mapping creates connections between graphemes and phonemes to secure spellings bonded to pronunciation of words in memory. However, meanings must also become bonded to spelling in memory.” ~Linnea Ehri #SoRticle #ScienceOfReading Link: www.byramhills.org/uploaded/Cur...

Ready to start reading this on my kindle. 👏🏼 👏🏼 @suchmo83.bsky.social

So I think I will do a monthly share of this for anyone who hasn't seen it. Do get in touch if you woukd like to join go.bsky.app/8FJAkMG

Very excited about our symposium on assessment in literacy this March and even more excited to hear from our special guest Dr Jan Hasbrouck. Registration is open now. literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/z2z3M...

Dr Jan Hasbrouck is joining us for our next literacy symposium on March 8. Registration now open: literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/z2z3M...

Very excited to announce the launch of our new SIG - “Research & Reflective Practice” @marinoinstitute.bsky.social #TREX #edchatie 📅 6 February ⏰ 6:30 PM (Online) 🎤 Guest: Dr. Stephen Day, Head of Education, University of West Scotland 🌍 All welcome! To join, email [email protected]

Delighted to have been involved in this and great to see it getting out to schools and teachers @dyslexiaireland.bsky.social

. ‘These results suggest that RR may not currently be the most effective approach, for literacy intervention.’ Thank you @natejoseph.bsky.social for conducting this important research on Reading Recovery.

Check it out ‼️ Fantastic resource with many wonderful choices 📕 Thank you for your compilation @sconnor7.bsky.social Off to buy some more books 🤦🏼‍♀️

A lovely opportunity to speak with Jane and Hugh, the hosts of the ‘That’ll Teach You’ podcast, about my experience as a placement tutor. open.spotify.com/episode/7omJ...

As term starts, lots ahead for educators in Ireland to discuss in the revived #EdChatie sessions on every second Monday evening. More details: www.juliangirdham.com/blog/edchati... Many thanks to all who are hosting, and pls repost.

Series of free webinars on ‘Teaching Writing Genres in the Early Years’ with Sligo Ed Centre begins on 23 Jan. If interested, register here www.ecsligo.ie/jan-23rd-dr-...

Reading fluency assessments are really useful indicators, but there can be a limited relationship with reading comprehension when it comes to the academic language typically used later in school: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Does research suggest that structured literacy is more effective than balanced literacy? I’ve spent a long time trying to answer this question, here are my current thoughts: www.teachingbyscience.com/systematic-p...

Did you know that the FCRR student center activities (which are also evidence-based) are in digital game format now too? games.fcrr.org#/

What do we need to bear in mind as we move forward with a new Primary School Curriculum? In a new article for the Irish Teachers' Journal, @paulalehane.bsky.social and I highlight key points from two research reports we published last year. www.into.ie/app/uploads/... #edchatie #edusky /1

I agree with you @patjburke.bsky.social that the webinar model has been very successful thanks to the Ed Centres but I’ve concerns around teachers upskilling in their own time and paying from their own pocket with little recognition. Are the DES being let off the hook where CPD is concerned?

‘Of course, word reading is critical to reading achievement, but reading involves much more than recognizing the words on the page.’ Excellent article by Catts & Kamhi www.aft.org/ae/winter202...

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 'Why 'word consciousness' matters' "'Word consciousness' proves a helpful language detection device for pupils. It can help them better notice connections between words, phrases and ideas..." alexquigley.co.uk/why-word-con...

📕 Boys tend to rate their abilities in reading similarly to girls despite girls’ higher performance in literacy. Gender differences in literacy attainment have levelled out by 6th class. ⬇️ 12/15

Well worth a read and well done to the authors

Final lecture with PME1 students today. A big thank you to @treasabowe.bsky.social for sharing her Poetry Cafe resources. A lovely, relaxed session was had by all.

To celebrate today's launch of Padraic Colum: 'That Queer Thing, Genuis' by Pádraic Whyte and Keith O'Sullivan we're exhibiting items from our Padraic Colum collection in O'Reilly Library. The collection of over 130 items is available to view in our reading room www.dcu.ie/library/sca-...

Congratulations to the ALPACA team as ALPACA is recognised as TCD Spin Out Company 👏🏼